Tsunami in Japan Assesment Notes(A*)

4038600-137160How Are Tsunami’s Made -Initiation The sea floor rises and drops suddenly creating large columns of water -Split ddsddsThe initial tsunami then splits into two, one heads further into sea another heads towards shore -Amplification As the wave appdsroaches shore, the height of the wave is amplified as the wave gathers energy as approaches shore -Run Up The leading wave is steepened, the wave does not break at this point, instead it acts like a wall of water smashing everything in its path.
020000How Are Tsunami’s Made -Initiation The sea floor rises and drops suddenly creating large columns of water -Split ddsddsThe initial tsunami then splits into two, one heads further into sea another heads towards shore -Amplification As the wave appdsroaches shore, the height of the wave is amplified as the wave gathers energy as approaches shore -Run Up The leading wave is steepened, the wave does not break at this point, instead it acts like a wall of water smashing everything in its path.
17830800What are the four causes of a tsunami? -Underwater volcanic eruption -Underwater landslide -Large Meteor Strike- -Underwater earthquake
4000020000What are the four causes of a tsunami? -Underwater volcanic eruption -Underwater landslide -Large Meteor Strike- -Underwater earthquake
-333375-270510Japan was hit by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake on March 11, 2011 at 2:46 (local time )that triggered a deadly 23-foot tsunami in the country's north. The giant waves deluged cities and rural areas alike, sweeping away cars, homes, buildings, trains, and boats, leaving a path of death and destruction in its wake. Video footage showed cars